Pride parade in Naples looks a lot like the one in San Francisco (VIDEO)

San Francisco and Naples, Italy are talking up their relationship this year — the year of “Unite the Two Bays,” as the interested parties call it — with all sorts of relationships forming around the America’s Cup, and an Oct. 25 “Concert of the Two Bays” planned in both cities.

The two cities also share a passion for LGBT rights. As
Naples Mayor Luigi de Magistris, who visited San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, told San Francisco based Italian consul general Mauro Battocchi, “Naples and San Francisco are both open cities that embrace diversity. We lead in our respective nations on gay rights.”

de Magistris, Naples City Supervisor Pina Tommasielli and other Neapolitans give San Francisco a shout-out in this video posted on Battochi’s blog. Looks a lot like…uh…San Francisco’s Pride event: